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FZPN03 KNHC 111539
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE DEC 11 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W.

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 13.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 14N TO 20N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N W OF A LINE FROM 30N125W TO 12N130W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N135W TO 25N140W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. FROM 14N TO 19N W OF 135W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 130W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 27N W OF 136W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N W OF A LINE FROM 30N124W TO 
12N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 06N W OF 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N W OF 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN E TO SE SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. 

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC DEC 11...

.LOW PRES NEAR 10N103W 1009 MB...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 
NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG FROM 08N78W TO 08N90W TO LOW PRES 
NEAR 10N103W 1009 MB. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS 
CONTINUES FROM LOW TO 10N120W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG N OF 05N E OF 84W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 
NM N OF ITCZ W OF 123W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS WITHIN 30 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N116W TO 12N127W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.